The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) has backed calls for a reduction in petrol pump price to N500 per litre, threatening to join a proposed three-day warning strike.
The National Coordinator of FWF, Andrew Emelieze, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
Emelieze said the resolutions followed an online general meeting of federal workers held on Sunday, September 27.
Emelieze said workers unanimously endorsed the Joint National Public Service Negotiation Council’s (JNPSNC) demand for petrol pump price to be reduced to N500 per litre by September 30.
“We call on all federal workers to mobilise and prepare for any industrial action declared by labour leadership should the government fail to meet these demands,” he stated.
He said federal workers expect President Bola Tinubu’s October 1 Independence Day broadcast to address the concerns raised by organised labour.
“Failing, federal workers will be ready to embark on the three-day warning strike proposed by labour,” Emelieze said.
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On wages, Emelieze demanded an immediate review of federal workers’ salaries to a minimum of N300,000 and a maximum of N1.5 million for Grade Level 17 officers.
The FWF coordinator added that the immediate review of federal workers’ salaries would cushion the effects of the prevailing economic hardship.
Emelieze called for the reinstatement of the wage award as a reasonable Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), stressing that payments must not be delayed.
“We fully support labour’s fight for a living wage. Federal workers and the Nigerian populace have suffered enough,” Emelieze noted.
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